Maine Black Bears at App State Mountaineers
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Singleton throws for 3 TDs in 1st half as App State opens season by beating FCS-program Maine 55-3
Singleton had 18 completions for 250 yards and three scores in the first half as App State led 31-0. Singleton connected with Sam Pickett III for touchdowns of 14 and 7 yards in the second quarter.
Jaquari Lewis added a 12-yard touchdown run on App State's first possession of the second half to make it 38-0. Nate Branch had a 36-yard touchdown run early in the fourth and Jackson Grier scored on a 28-yarder three minutes later.
App State outgained Maine 647-250, with 299 yards coming on the ground. The Black Bears were held to just 12 first downs.
Lewis finished with 11 rushes for 69 yards for App State. Caleb Pitts and Colton Phares each intercepted a pass.
Eddie Buehler, in his second collegiate game, completed 18 of 32 for 198 yards for Maine (1-1).
It was the third meeting between App State and Maine, which traveled to Boone and won FCS playoff games over the Mountaineers in 2002 (14-13) and 2011 (34-12).
App State: At East Carolina next Saturday.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 6:10 | Treyaun Webb 2 Yd Run (James London Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 14:15 | James London 31 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 9:32 | Darrin Fugitt 5 Yd pass from Malachi Singleton (James London Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 4:18 | Sam Pickett III 14 Yd pass from Malachi Singleton (James London Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 0:07 | Sam Pickett III 7 Yd pass from Malachi Singleton (James London Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 9:14 | Jaquari Lewis 12 Yd Run (James London Kick) |
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FG | 3rd Period 0:51 | Samuel Tremblay 40 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 4th Period 13:25 | Nate Branch 36 Yd Run (James London Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 10:33 | Jackson Grier 28 Yd Run (Andrew Cummings Kick) |
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FG | 4th Period 2:12 | James London 32 Yd Field Goal |
Statistics
 ME |
 APP |
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|---|---|---|
| 12 | 1st Downs | 34 |
| 6-15 | 3rd down efficiency | 2-7 |
| 1-2 | 4th down efficiency | 3-3 |
| 250 | Total Yards | 647 |
| 198 | Passing | 348 |
| 18/32 | Comp/Att | 29/33 |
| 6.2 | Yards per pass | 10.5 |
| 52 | Rushing | 299 |
| 28 | Rushing Attempts | 39 |
| 1.9 | Yards per rush | 7.7 |
| 4-30 | Penalties | 4-30 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
| 2 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 26:51 | Possession | 33:09 |
Game Information
Location: Boone, NC
Attendance: 33,664 · Capacity:
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